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Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
David Singer wins the 2007 Caesars Palace Classic
David Singer - 2007 Caesars Palace Classic champion.
By Erik Sylven
David Singer made his way through a star-studded final table to win the 2007 Caesars Palace Classic and $1 million in prize money.
Singer's opponents on the final day of the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament at Caesars Palace included top players such as Kido Pham, Scott Fischman, Justin Bonomo and Alex Bolotin .
When the final-table action started, Singer was in the middle of the field with $304,000 in his stack, compared to chip leader Pham who sat with $913,000 in front of him.
Singer built up his stack methodically, but wasn't responsible for any eliminations until he busted Scott Fischman in third place, in a spectacular hand.
The betting had been hard on all streets, and finally the players were all-in with the board showing Kd-6c-5c-Ad-5h. Fischman flipped over Ac-8c for top pair and a busted flush draw, but was beaten by Singer who showed As-6d for two pair.
After that huge pot, Singer had a solid lead going into the heads-up match against Pham, but the final duel turned out to be extremely tough, lasting more than two hours with over 100 hands played.
There was, however, not a single double-up or all-in situation until Singer eliminated Pham on a bad beat in the very last hand of the Classic.
Pham moved all-in pre-flop holding K-K, and Singer called with A-9. Singer caught a straight on the river to win the title and $1 million. Runner-up Pham received $480,167 for his efforts.
Final-table results from the 2007 Caesars Palace Classic:
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
| 1st | David Singer | United States | $1 million |
| 2nd | Kido Pham | United States | $480,167 |
| 3rd | Scott Fischman | United States | $245,540 |
| 4th | Tony Cousineau | United States | $190,976 |
| 5th | Justin Bonomo | United States | $163,693 |
| 6th | Alex Bolotin | United States | $136,411 |
| 7th | Jose Valdes | United States | $109,129 |
| 8th | George Unich | United States | $81,847 |
| 9th | Vivek Rajkumar | United States | $54,564 |
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